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hariharakarthi
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Hi DanaJ, stacey,
I need your advice.
I also face the same problem here.
I have taken 3 practice tests and haven't completed verbal section in any of the practice test.
The scores are as follows,
Kaplan CAT 1: 460 (Q-28, V-16)
Low Verbal score because I answered most of the SC answered incorrectly. Did not read last RC in the test. Guessed the ans.
Most of the CR, I could not comprehend.
Princeton Review Free Test : 450 (Q-36, v-16)
Could not complete the verbal section. Answered only 36 qn. out of which 16 are correct.
Powerprep CAT (Q- 23 Correct, V -Only completed 36 and 18 are incorrect)
Could not complete verbal. Only completed 36 qn.
But, I am confident that I could do well on Quant on the actual GMAT.
My confidence level on verbal goes down test by test.
I spend lot of time for preparing for verbal already. I am able to solve all type of the questions mostly with 70-80% accuracy when I practice the qns.
I am able to solve the SC qn in 2 Mins.
I am able to solve the CR qn in 2 min 30 sec
I am able to solve the short passage in 8 Mins.
I am able to solve the long passage in 9 Mins.
Verbal:
SC: MGMAT - except Idioms section I am reading all the other sections regularly. Infact, I am telling to myself all the rules for each section while commuting to office on train. If I spent 2 Min, I am getting 70-80% accuracy on SC qn. But, I could don't achieve the accuracy, if I readuce the timings.
CR:
Read POWER SCORE CR -Bible. Know,exactly what the approach to take for each qn type. But, it takes me 2 min 30 sec to complete medium/hard CRs.
RC:
MGMAT - RC Book.
Short Passage:
8 Mins to complete OG11 Short passages, which contain 5 qn per passage.
9 Mins to complete Long passage with 5 qns.
In all the above timing is my main constraint. I know when I read the qn, I understand what is being tested there and while selecting the answer it takes time to complete the qn.
Solving the SC/CR/RC is not my problem, timing is the main problem. But, when I try to complete before any mentioned time I make lot of mistakes.
I am kind of held up here. After the three test results, I am planning to postpond the actuat test date.
I need your advice to how improve my timing with 70-80% accuracy in verbal. My target score is 700-720. Planning to take the GMAT in Oct- First Week.
Regards,
hhk.
I need your advice.
I also face the same problem here.
I have taken 3 practice tests and haven't completed verbal section in any of the practice test.
The scores are as follows,
Kaplan CAT 1: 460 (Q-28, V-16)
Low Verbal score because I answered most of the SC answered incorrectly. Did not read last RC in the test. Guessed the ans.
Most of the CR, I could not comprehend.
Princeton Review Free Test : 450 (Q-36, v-16)
Could not complete the verbal section. Answered only 36 qn. out of which 16 are correct.
Powerprep CAT (Q- 23 Correct, V -Only completed 36 and 18 are incorrect)
Could not complete verbal. Only completed 36 qn.
But, I am confident that I could do well on Quant on the actual GMAT.
My confidence level on verbal goes down test by test.
I spend lot of time for preparing for verbal already. I am able to solve all type of the questions mostly with 70-80% accuracy when I practice the qns.
I am able to solve the SC qn in 2 Mins.
I am able to solve the CR qn in 2 min 30 sec
I am able to solve the short passage in 8 Mins.
I am able to solve the long passage in 9 Mins.
Verbal:
SC: MGMAT - except Idioms section I am reading all the other sections regularly. Infact, I am telling to myself all the rules for each section while commuting to office on train. If I spent 2 Min, I am getting 70-80% accuracy on SC qn. But, I could don't achieve the accuracy, if I readuce the timings.
CR:
Read POWER SCORE CR -Bible. Know,exactly what the approach to take for each qn type. But, it takes me 2 min 30 sec to complete medium/hard CRs.
RC:
MGMAT - RC Book.
Short Passage:
8 Mins to complete OG11 Short passages, which contain 5 qn per passage.
9 Mins to complete Long passage with 5 qns.
In all the above timing is my main constraint. I know when I read the qn, I understand what is being tested there and while selecting the answer it takes time to complete the qn.
Solving the SC/CR/RC is not my problem, timing is the main problem. But, when I try to complete before any mentioned time I make lot of mistakes.
I am kind of held up here. After the three test results, I am planning to postpond the actuat test date.
I need your advice to how improve my timing with 70-80% accuracy in verbal. My target score is 700-720. Planning to take the GMAT in Oct- First Week.
Regards,
hhk.
) so I can't comment on how to get better with those particular strategies. But I will say that if you find yourself simply not using a strategy that you know you're supposed to use, start asking yourself WHY. Are you rushing? Do your nerves get to you? Do you simply forget? It sounds like you're feeling the time pressure and want to rush straight to the answers. Show yourself that this approach isn't working - you're mostly getting them wrong when you do this. That's a start (in terms of breaking this bad habit). Then, make yourself do the problem again using the correct process. Next, ask yourself HOW you are going to make this process such a habit that you will ALWAYS do it without even thinking about it. (And this might require you, again, to think about why you're NOT always doing it right now, even though you say you do know the process.)
